Word Summary
stephanoō: to crown
Original Word: στεφανόωTransliteration: stephanoō
Phonetic Spelling: (stef-an-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to crown
Meaning: to crown
Strong's Concordance
crown.
From stephanos; to adorn with an honorary wreath (literally or figuratively) -- crown.
see GREEK stephanos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4737: στεφανόωστεφανόω,
στεφάνῳ: 1 aorist
ἐστεφανωσα; perfect passive participle
ἐστεφανωμενος; (
στέφανος); from
Homer down;
a. to encircle with a crown, to crown: the victor in a contest, 2 Timothy 2:5.
b. universally, to adorn, to honr: τινα δόξῃ καί τιμή, Hebrews 2:7, 9, from Psalm 8:6.